U.S. Ch. 14&15 Review

A time when children were born every 7 seconds

• baby boom
• Roaring 20's
• WW1
• WW2

 a descriptive term used to explain this time period

• conformity
• teenager
• beatnik
• rebel

The biggest public works project

• Brooklyn Bridge
• Interstate Highway Act

• Walt Disney World
• NYC skyscrapers

The leader of the Soviet Union during this time was

• Joseph Stalin
• Nikita Kruschev
• Vladimir Lenin
• Mikail Gorbachev

Why were the presidential debates of Nixon and Kennedy "historical?"

• Both had been vice president
• they only debated once
• televised for the first time
• Neither one had political experience

Suburban living is best remembered by

• identical houses in rows
• high rise apartments
• farms being smaller
• only existed in the East

What performer revolutionized music in the 50's

• Michael Jackson
• Bon Jovi
• Mickey Dolenz
• Elvis Presley

What areas of learning did the National Defense Education Act focus on originally?

• Math, science, foreign language, and technology

• Art, history, and physical education

• Literature, geography, and music

• None of the above

What foreign policy aimed to stop communism from spreading?

• the Marshall Plan
• containment 
• conpainment
• HUAC

What upset the US about Sputnik?

• The satellite was flown over US land
• Showed that the US had passed the USSR in the areas of education and science
• Showed that the Soviets had passed the US in education and science
• President Truman thought the satellite was used to spy on the US

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